BERNARDO DE GALVEZ THE GREATSPANISH SOLDIER CARRIED OUTA COURAGEOUS CAMPAIGN INLANDS BORDERING THE LOWERMISSISSIPPI. THIS MASTERPIECEOF MILITARY STRATEGY LIGHTENEDTHE PRESSURE OF THE ENGLISHIN THE WAR AGAINST THE AMERICANSETTLERS WHO WERE FIGHTING FORTHEIR INDEPENDENCE.

MAY THE STATUE OF BERNARDODE GALVEZ SERVE AS A REMINDERTHAT SPAIN OFFERED THE BLOODOF HER SOLDIERS FOR THE CAUSEOF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

EXCERPTS OF A SPEECH GIVEN ON THIS LOCATION ON JUNE 3, 1976 BY HIS MAJESTYDON JUAN CARLOS IKING OF SPAIN